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15:05 Huntingdon

2003 Celebration Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.50s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Progressive (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Before Dark (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Cossack Dancer (IRE)

      9/1

        1
        Silk - Purple, Pink sleeves, Green cap

        Crossbow Creek

        289
        7/2
        • Form 10-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-11

        held up, never on terms

        2
        Silk - Light Blue, Red sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap

        Before Dark (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

        3
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

        Big Rob (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        held up, driven and headway over 3f out, soon one pace

        4
        Silk - N/A

        Charly Jack

        12/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        always behind, tailed off final 7f

        5
        Silk - Red, Black chevron, Red and White hooped sleeves, White cap

        Cossack Dancer (IRE)

        237
        9/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        led, hung left throughout, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

        Elvis Returns

        28
        13/2
        • Form 6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, White sleeves, Maroon cap

        Fauntleroy (IRE)

        39
        40/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 4f out

        8
        Silk - Light Blue, Scarlet hoop and cap

        Gerrard (IRE)

        50/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        towards rear, soon behind

        9
        Silk - Brown, Red hoop, sleeves and cap

        King of Gothland (IRE)

        26
        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leader, ridden 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Progressive (IRE)

        2/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        held up, headway 4f out, led on inside final furlong

        12
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stripe and armlets

        Test of Friendship

        14/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        towards rear, behind from 6f out

        13
        Silk - Black, White diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, White diamond

        Her Royal Highness

        679
        33/1
        • Form 0/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-13

        in touch til halfway

        11
        NR

        Soviet Society (IRE)

        39
        • Form F-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        It is hard no know what to make of some of these, but of the newcomers the ones to concentrate on are Big Rob, who is out of a mare that won several races over hurdles,Before Dark, who is a half-brother to winning chaser Dalcassian Buck and Progressive, a half-brother to bumper winner Tell The Country and with his stable having a 27% strike rate with it's bumper runners, he gets the vote. It is also worth noting that the selection had three other options to run over the festive period including the Championship Open Flat Race at Chepstow on Saturday. Crossbow Creek has the advantage of experience, but the form of his Wetherby success was nothing special and he looks likely to struggle under his penalty. Before Dark is from a yard that is going through a quiet spell at present and may well prefer a stiffer test than he is likely to get here, while Native Shore is out of a mare that won five races over hurdles, four of them over two-and-a-half miles. Soviet Society attracted support on his debut, but got bogged down in the testing conditions. He is thought capable of better, but we will stick with Progressive to make a winning debut.